Edward batters and michael duggan



(No Model.)

B. BATTERS 85 M. DUGGAN; STOVEPIPE AIRING- AND DRYING RACK No. 499,089. Patented June 1893.

cums FUERS co, PHOTO-M5310" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWVARD BATTERS AND MICHAEL DUGGAN, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

STOVEPIPE AIRING AND DRYING RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 499,089, dated June 6, 1893.

' Applicationfiled December 1'7, 1892. Serial No.455,532. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we,EDWARD BATTERS, j anitor, and MlCHAEL DUGGAN, harness-maker, both of the city of Toronto, in the county of York,in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have jointly invented a certain new and useful Improved Stovepipe Airing and Drying Rack, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in stove pipe airing and drying racks and the object of the invention is to provide a rack which may be securely attached to the stove pipe immediately above the stove so that the articles hung thereon will receive the greatest possible amount of heat radiating from the stove and it consists essentially of a collar formed with a number of pockets within which are placed the ends of the racks, which are.

preferably made of wire, the said collar being clamped. to the stove pipe by bolts passing through the open ends which are preferably turned out at an angle to the collar and are located at a slight distance apart as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure 1, is a perspective view showing the position of our stove pipe airing and drying rack. Fig. 2, is an enlarged detail showing all the racks withdrawn from the collar except one and the position of the other racks in dotted lines, when it is desired to throw them to one side out of the way.

In the drawings like letters of reference in- I dicate corresponding parts in each figure.

E, is a series of racks which are preferably formed, though not necessarily so, of a wire doubled and having the ends, 6. The ends, 6, fit into pockets, f, f, which are formed or stamped out of the collar, C. The lower pocket, f, is necessarily located or stamped out a little to one side of the upper pocket,f, so that the lower end, e, of the rack, E, may be inserted therein. By loosening the thumb nuts, cl, the collar, C, may be attached to any desired position on the stove pipe above the stove.

The advantages of our invention will be readily seen. The racks E, maybe all thrown to one side as shown by dotted lines in Fig.

2, so as to enable the stove to be used without any interference from the articles hanging upon the racks. If desired all the racks may be removed or all but one when it is desired that only one article should be hung above the stove. The remaining racks may be hung up in any position desired out of the road and ready for use when required.

From this description it will be seen that we provide a very simple and readily adjusted rack in which articles placed thereon will derive the full benefit from the heat arising from the stove.

What we claim as our invention is- The combination with the stove pipe, of a collar having two series of vertical grooves stamped from the inner face thereof, each of the lower grooves being located slightly to one side of the corresponding upper groove, and a series of racks composed of double wire having their inner ends bent and inserted in the upper ends of the opening formed by said grooves, substantially as described.

Signed at Toronto this 13th day of December, 1892.

EDWARD BATTERS. MICHAEL DUGGAN. In presence of- B. BOYD, J. L. S. YOUNG. 

